As a nation we are in difficult times when it comes to the cost of driving.
The Government has just released plans to try to relieve some financial pressure off "hard working families" with the cost of driving.
I would encourage them not to ignore our young people.
The number of driving tests being undertaken by our young people has been in steady decline over several years, they simply cannot afford to either learn to drive, or even drive once qualified. Of the 3 young men who just passed their driving test with my driving school in the last 2 days, not one is going on to drive..... not one! Now that truly is a recipe for disaster.
Car insurance and fuel costs do play a part in this problem as has been identified in the above Government press release, but I would personally place the importance on helping our young people; they are the new blood who are going to be so needed for this country's economy, and we ignore skilling them up at our collective peril.
UPDATE: At a recent presentation on road safety to 150 Yr 12 pupils (9/9/14) in a pretty affluent area, only 50% of them stated that they intend to learn to drive - my blog has more info on this concerning trend.
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